The Minnesota Senate has now confirmed more commissioners in 6 weeks than the last 4 years combined. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

He's followed by @BenPenner of Penner Farms & VP of Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative. Penner calls #Kernza "the most direct way to address the mounting climate and environmental challenges ... while encouraging entrepreneurship. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime chance."

MFU VP @AnneSchwagerl testified before the House Ag Committee in support of Ginny Klevorn’s bill to fund the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota. This foundational investment is central to the successful development and commercialization of perennial and winter annual crops.

Thank you Angie Craig for your strong support of Kernza and Continuous Living Cover!

Had a wonderful meeting this morning with Angie Craig talking about a Clean Water Farm Bill. Craig says “I love Kernza.” Us too. Thank you! #GreatLakes UMN Forever Green Initiative The Land Institute

Great to see Ben Penner talking #Kernza with Angie Craig | Real strategies to #ProtectOurWater during #GreatLakesDay #FarmBill

Thank you Senator Amy Klobuchar for meeting with us at #GreatLakes days. Hope to see you in a Kernza field sometime soon! UMN Forever Green Initiative The Land Institute MNEnviroPartnership

Thank you John from ⁦⁦Congressman Brad Finstad⁩ office for a great convo about clean water, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Forever Green. ⁦Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition⁩ ⁦Ben Penner⁩

After a decade, South Dakota's Amish are moving on. "a nine-family, 60-person settlement that started in 2010, widely believed to be the religious group's first venture into South Dakota.But come this summer, they’ll be gone..." mitchellrepublic.com/news/south-dak…

Once Taboo for Crop Insurance, USDA Grant Seeks to Test, Encourage Relay Intercropping dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

Recently I was interviewed on faith, flourishing and innovations in ag and ag history. mailchi.mp/madagriculture…

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Here is a great summary of a recent talk that I gave to the Practical Farmers of Iowa. practicalfarmers.org/2023/08/gettin…

Add Angie Craig to the long list of people who are loving our Fried Green Tomato Sandwich at the Minnesota State Fair!

I love this: “"It's not a get-big or get-out [mentality]," said Vilsack, invoking remarks his predecessor, Sonny Perdue, made. "It's get entrepreneurial."” startribune.com/usda-secretary…

MFU member Ben Penner has been farming for over a decade, while also advocating for and promoting Kernza development and expanding markets. 🗞️ Learn more: mankatofreepress.com/news/local_new…

When it comes to making air travel greener, Minnesota is leading the way! This Earth Day, we're at the University of Minnesota learning about sustainable aviation fuel, a low-carbon fuel blended with traditional jet fuel to reduce pollution from airplanes. pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land…